Erigeron gracilis

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Erigeron gracilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. gracilis
Binomial name
Erigeron gracilis

Erigeron gracilis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name quill fleabane. [1]

Erigeron gracilis is native to the Rocky Mountains of the United States, in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. [1] [2] Some of the known populations lie inside Yellowstone National Park. [3]

Erigeron gracilis is a perennial herb up to 20 cm (20 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The plant generally produces only one flower heads per stem. Each head contains as many as 10 blue or purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. [1]

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